The most difficult secret for a man to keep is the opinion he has of himself.

Such is the life of a man. Moments of joy, obliterated by unforgettable sadness. There's no need to tell the children that.

One has to watch out for engineers. They begin with the sewing machine and end up with the atomic bomb.

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.

My advice is to look out for engineers - they begin with sewing machines and end up with the atomic bomb.

If we obey the great laws, we shall be happy.

If we believed in the blessed Saviour, we shall be saved.

There can be no real fight between a tiger and a chicken

I've never counted my chickens before they've hatched.

In truth, men speak too much of danger.

When singing, you need performing skills and a bit of imagination. You have to treasure the emotions, and to not deviate from the colour of the song while pouring your heart into it.

True heroics, obviously, is not the absence of fear, but having that fear and doing something anyway.

I had met Keanu [Reeves]a few times so it was a great way to reach out to him with an actual job offer. He very kindly agreed to be part of it and it was an amazing experience.

In America, they shoot budgets and schedules, and they don't shoot films any more. There's more opportunity in Europe to make films that at least have a purity of intent.

Even against the greatest of odds, there is something in the human spirit - a magic blend of skill, faith, and valor - that can lift men from certain defeat to incredible victory.